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How to arch a text using ImageMagick
Posted: 2009-06-03T03:17:02-07:00
by chanchelkumar
Hi all,
Am a newbie to ImageMagick ..and am working with php ..
i want to make arched texts ...a nd search get me here in ImageMagick
now i get one code which is working pretty good in strainght line.. i tried my level best to arch the text .. can any one here help me to arch the text...
this is the code am using..
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exec("./texteffect.sh -t \"$text\" -s outline -a 100 -e arc-bottom -f \"$font\" -p 55 -c '#00ff00' -w 500 -o '#000000' -l 1 -u white text.jpg 150>&25");
please give me help ..
thanks in advance..
Re: How to arch a text using ImageMagick
Posted: 2009-06-03T10:13:22-07:00
by fmw42
There are two different effects: arc and arch. Arc using -a, Arch uses -w. Be careful not to mix them up.
see
http://www.fmwconcepts.com/imagemagick/ ... /index.php
Double check your code to be sure you don't have any "funny" hyphens or other typos. I think you have some kind of "gremlin" in your text or unprintable character. I think it is between your 100 and -e. Retype that space. When I do that your command (less the -w) works fine.
Also there have been some recent improvements to the script, so be sure you have the latest.
This works for me:
texteffect -t "SOME ARCBOTTOM TEXT" -s outline -e arc-bottom -a 100 -f Arial -p 55 -c '#00ff00' -b white -o '#000000' -l 1 -u white somearctext.jpg
Re: How to arch a text using ImageMagick
Posted: 2009-06-03T22:32:39-07:00
by chanchelkumar
Thanks fmw42!!!
You did a very good help for me... i found that examples are very helpful...
One problem.. i can do all examples which results in a straight line.. 3
But i can't arc it.. i done it with the same code given by you.. but i can't arch it..
is there any problem in my installation.. .
please help me..
Re: How to arch a text using ImageMagick
Posted: 2009-06-04T09:33:57-07:00
by fmw42
what version of IM are you using? also please repeat the code you are trying to use? did you fix the bad space character that I mentioned?
Re: How to arch a text using ImageMagick
Posted: 2009-06-04T22:58:09-07:00
by chanchelkumar
Hi fmw42..
My server is with imagick 6.2.8, and My code is
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exec("./texteffect.sh -t \"SOME ARCBOTTOM TEXT\" -s outline -e arc-bottom -a 100 -f Arial -p 55 -c '#00ff00' -o '#000000' -l 1 -u white text.jpg");
here transparent is not working..
Re: How to arch a text using ImageMagick
Posted: 2009-06-05T09:04:43-07:00
by fmw42
-distort arc used by the script was not introduced until IM 6.3.5-5
Your version of IM is way too old (about 250 versions old).
Also you have not specified any transparent color.
Re: How to arch a text using ImageMagick
Posted: 2009-06-05T22:25:20-07:00
by chanchelkumar
Thanks fmw42..
Hope the answer will help me.. i asked my server guys to update ImageMagick..
And on transperant.. i tried both below codes..
with -b as none...
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exec("./texteffect.sh -t \"$value\" -s outline -e arc-bottom -a 100 -f arial.ttf -p 55 -c '#00ff00' -b none -o '#000000' -l 1 -u none text.jpg 2>&1");
and with out -b
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exec("./texteffect.sh -t \"$value\" -s outline -e arc-bottom -a 100 -f Arial -p 55 -c '#00ff00' -o '#000000' -l 1 -u white text.jpg");
Re: How to arch a text using ImageMagick
Posted: 2009-06-06T09:30:01-07:00
by fmw42
In your second statement you have not specified any background -b.
Finally, JPG output does NOT support transparency. You must use PNG or GIF or some format that does support transparency.
Try
texteffect -t "somearctransparent" -s outline -e arc-bottom -a 100 -f Arial -p 55 -c '#00ff00' -o '#000000' -l 1 -u none -b none somearctransparent.png
Re: How to arch a text using ImageMagick
Posted: 2012-04-16T06:56:40-07:00
by Feniksss
Re: How to arch a text using ImageMagick
Posted: 2012-04-16T22:54:00-07:00
by anthony
That page was last generated in 2009, three years ago! I am not suprised it doesn't list it!
Many PHP uses use command line calls instead.
IMv7 will have command line co-processing (using popen()) but it is still in development.